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William Saletan is the chief national correspondent at Slate.com. Saletan gained notoriety in the fall of 2004 with nearly daily columns covering the ups and downs of the Presidential race. He currently writes the 'Human Nature' column. Previously, he wrote 'Frame Game' which analyzed the way current events are spun by politicians and the media and 'Ballot Box,' a column devoted to politics and policy.

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Selling out abortion rights for health care reform.

Abortion rights have been sold out for health care reform. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi couldn't round up enough votes for her party's health care bill without pro-life Democrats. So on Friday night, she agreed to let the House vote on an amendment to ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Nancy Pelosi,  Barack Obama,  Naral Pro-Choice America,  U.S. Senate

If Women Can Defend Fort Hood, They Can Defend America

Here's a better way to honor Munley: End the ban on women in combat. Department of Defense policy states that "women shall be excluded from assignment to units below the brigade level whose primary mission is to engage in direct combat on the ground." ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Double X,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Planned Parenthood,  Harvard University,  Abraham Lincoln

Driving should be more like Northwest Flight 188.

We had in Minnesota, and then into Wisconsin, the ultimate example of distracted driving, and that was distracted driving at 37,000 feet, or distracted flying. … [The government's] preliminary findings … seem to point to the fact that the pilots were ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Ray LaHood,  New York Times Company,  Federal Aviation Administration

Napping, sex, and abstinence.

Isn't it nice to close your eyes and catch a little snooze while flying? You can lean back, relax, and nod off, knowing that the trusty flight crew will take you safely home. In fact, it's so nice that the flight crew may be snoozing, too. The latest ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Northwest Airlines,  Los Angeles Times

Your tax dollars at work, penalizing fat people.

Should fat people pay a penalty just for being fat? Charging overweigh policyholders more is a hot topic among private health insurers. The rationale is twofold. First, fat people are more likely to develop expensive health problems. Second, fat can be ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate

Is the Coke mini can the new light cigarette?

"The Coca-Cola mini can innovation reinforces the Company's support for healthy, active lifestyles," says the president of Coca-Cola North America in a press release. The president of Sparkling Beverages, Coca-Cola North America, chimes in: "Our new ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Trade Commission

Why vaccinate girls but not boys against HPV?

Should boys be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus? You've probably heard about girls being vaccinated everywhere for HPV. The virus has been implicated in cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancers. But it can also cause diseases that affect men ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  15 Oct 2009

The new addiction is taxing addictions.

The world's best business model has always been addiction. Tobacco and alcohol have been around for ages, but new temptations and spinoffs are being marketed all the time: meth, painkillers, energy drinks, you name it. Now a new class of addictive ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  5 Oct 2009

No smoking in your own apartment.

Don't smoke in your office, at a bar, or on public property. And while you're at it, don't smoke in your apartment. What's that, you say? You have a right to smoke in your apartment? No smoking if you share a floor. No smoking if you share a ceiling. ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  2 Oct 2009

The pro-choice argument against health care reform.

This week, the Senate Finance Committee is considering amendments that would bar coverage of abortions under federally subsidized health insurance. Pro-choice groups are up in arms. After all, says NARAL Pro-Choice America, "In the current insurance ...

From WILLIAM SALETAN, Slate,  30 Sep 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Planned Parenthood,  U.S. Senate,  Bill Clinton,  Barack Obama

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